Ice carrier



Dec. 13, 1938. B. c. HOSSELKUS ICE CARRIER Filed April 30, 1936 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. BERT C //05sEL/(us ATTORNEY.

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ICE CARRIER Filed April 30, 1936 2 sheets-sneak 2 INVENTOR. Em CfiossELkl/s ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 13, 1938 more!) (STATES PATENT OFFICE ICE CARRIERApplication April 30, 1936, Serial No. 77,163

1 Claim.

This invention relates to receptacles especially designed for thedelivery of ice.

Various carriers and receptacles have been designed for carrying icefrom the delivery wagon to the customers refrigerator. In using many ofthese carriers it is necessary to place them on the floor of the homeand to transfer the ice from the carrier to the refrigerator with theaid of ice tongs orthe hands. Since dirt may collect on the bottom ofthe carrier the floor of the home is often soiled by placing it on thefloor. While it is possible with some of the available types of icecarriers to transfer the ice to the re frigerator directly from thecarrier, the sides of the box are often chipped or scratched in thetransferring process. Many of the carriers-designed for direct transferof the ice from carrier to the box may be used satisfactorily with theso-called side-icer refrigerator, but cannot be satisfactorily used totransfer ice into a topicer refrigerator.

It is an object of this invention to provide a carrier for the deliveryof ice which will overcome the above set forth disadvantages.

Thus one object of this invention is to provide an ice carrier fromwhich the ice may be transferred to a refrigerator without the use oftongs or without placing the carrier on the floor.

Another object of this invention is to provide an ice carrier from whichice may be transferred to a refrigerator without scratching or marringthe finish of the refrigerator.

Another object of this invention is to provide an ice carrier from whichthe ice may be transferred to a refrigerator and yet not allow water ordirt to get onto the floor.

Another object of this invention is to provide an ice carrier adaptedfor use with the topicer type of refrigerator.

Another object of this invention is toprovide an ice carrier adapted foruse in placing ice into either a top-icer or a side-icer type ofrefrigerator.

Another object of this invention is to provide an ice carrier with ameans to prevent the shifting of the ice in the carrier while it isbeing carried from the delivery wagon to the refrigerator.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide an ice receptaclewhich may be filled at the delivery vehicle without placing it on theground.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an ice carrierwhich may be carried on the operators shoulder from the delivery vehicleto the refrigerator.

Further objects and advantages will appear from the followingdescription and accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, like numerals are employed to designatesimilar parts, and

Figure 1 is a perspective View of one form of I ice carrier embodying myinvention; 7

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a coss sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 1; 10

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a cross sectional line B6 of Figure 2;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of another form of my invention; 7

Figure 8 is an end view of the receptacle shown in Figure 7; and

Figure 9 is a top plan View of the receptacle shown in Figure 7. 7

Referring now to the drawings, the ice carrier or receptacle 2 may beformed from a single or multiple ply waterproofed duck, rubberized'25material, or thin sheet metal. A side wall 4, end walls 6 and 8, and anextended side wall l0 extend upwardly from a bottom I2 to form areceptacle of substantially rectangular shape. The extended side wall l0extends above the upper edges of the opposite side wall 4. Extensions orflaps M of the extended side wall slope downwardly towards the ends ofthe end walls adjacent the side 4 and may be secured to the end walls byrivets S6 or by other means efiective for the same purpose. In order tomake the receptacle water tight, the walls and bottom may be formed froma single piece of suitable material, the corners being formed byoverlapping triangular portions of the material l8 and securing them tothe walls by rivets I9 to form a box-like receptacle with leak proofcorners. Handles 20. of heavy webbing may be secured to the endwalls byrivets 22. A ring 24 which may be secured to the carrier by a loop ofwebbing 25 held by the rivet 26, is useful in hanging the receptacle inthe delivery vehicle. In the embodiment of the invention shown in thedrawings, a double-ply waterproofed canvas used as a constructionmaterial for the bottom, extended side and end walls, while the frontside wall 4 was made three plies thick by extending and doubling overone of the plies of the double ply material, as shown in Fig. 2. A feltpad 28 may be held in the bottom of the receptacle between the pliesview taken along 3i] and 32 of the waterproofed canvas by stitching 34.A reinforcing means 36 is secured to the top edges of the walls andextensions and comprises a rope 38 bound by webbing 40 and sewed to thetop edges as shown. A strip of webbing 42 is sewed to the upper edge ofthe extended side to protect the side and the reinforcing means. Stripsof webbing 44 are sewed across the bottom and extended side of thereceptacle and serve as bumpers to protect the material thereof fromextreme wear as well as to stiffen the receptacle. Various other meansmay be used to stiffen the receptacle and the extended side Wall, as bystitches 45 extending across the extended side wall, ropes 46 may besewed into the corners of the extended side wall and ropes 41 sewedunder the strips of webbing 44.

The above described carrier is particularly designed for delivery of iceto the so-called topicer refrigerator. In using this carrier theoperator places the desired piece of ice on end .at

turned sidewise and slipped over the portion of the ice cake extendingover theedge of the vehicle bed. The operator may then place hisshoulder next to the bottom of the receptacle and lift the sametohisshoulder with the extended side of the receptacleat the outside ofhis shoulder and the other .side .wall adjacent his head. One hand ofthe operator will .be free while the other .hand is used to balance thereceptacle on his shoulder. The padding in the bottom of the receptacleserves to protect the operators shoulder while heis transporting the icein the above manner. Upon reaching the refrigerator the operator mayuse.his free hand to open the door and makeroom for the ice, after whichhe grasps the forward handle on the end wall of .the carrier with hisfree hand and moves the hand which he was using to bal- .ance thecarrier to the rear handle .He .then

lifts the carrier from Thisshoulder, turning and lowering it so that theextended side rests on the .lowersill of the refrigerator door opening.By tilting the bottom .of thebag, the ice will slide on the extendedside intothe refrigerator. Any drippings or chips of ice will either gointo the refrigerator or remain in the bag and will not drop onto thefloor. The extended side of the carrier protects the surface -.of therefrigerator opening and prevents any scratching .or marring which=mightbecausedby the sharp .edges of .the

ice.

The reinforcing means 36 aroundthe top edges of the bag serves to holdthe 'bag rigid as well as to retain in the receptacle any water whichmight accumulate therein until it can be conveniently emptied. Thestrips of webbing 44 serve as slides for the ice andthus save the bottomand extended sidefrom extreme wear.

Another form of the invention is shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9 where .thenumeral 50 designates. a receptacle similar to the one above described,but suited for delivery of ice to both top and side icer types ofrefrigerators. In this .form of the invention, one of the extensions orflaps i4 is made higher and larger so that an extended end wall 52 isformed. This extension continues around the-corner of the adjacent endwall 6 and side wall 4 opposite to 'theextended side wall Hi to slopedownwardly towards the upper edge of the side wall ,4 forming anextendedsloping portion 54 on the side wall 4. Handles 55 and 58 may be securedby rivets 59 in the position shown. A strap 60 may be sewed to thebottom l2 of the receptacle and adjustably secured as by a loop 62 tothe extended end wall 52. This 5 strap is useful when a size of ice cakesmaller than the receptacle is to be delivered. The small ice cake maybe placed under this strap and the strap tightened thereon to prevent itfrom sliding back and forth in the receptacle'while it is 10 beingcarried. When the strap is not used, it may be folded and placed at thebottom of the receptacle out of the way. The bottom corners of thecarrier may be protected by reinforced corners 63 which may be ofleather and sewed 15 to the receptacle. In using the above described bagfor delivery of ice to a top-icer refrigerator, the operations are thesame as outlined for the previously described type of ice carrier. Inplacing the carrier on the ice at the delivery vehicle, the extended endwall .should be placed on the top end of .the ice cake as it rests onthe wagon bed.

When ice is to be delivered to a .side-icer refrigerator, theoperator'removes the carrier and its contents from his shoulder by thehandles 55 and 58 and lowers it until the extended end wallEZ rests onthe lowersillof the refrigerator door opening and the ice. is slid intothe box as before, the extended end wall now serving the same purpose asthe extended side wall in the previously described carrier.

In both types of receptacle described, the use of tongs in the customershouse is dispensed with as is also the necessity of placing the bag-35on the floor with the attendant transfer of dirt from the bottom .of thebag to the floor. The use of either type of receptacle also insures thatneither drippings nor chips from .the ice will fall onto the floor inthe process .of transferring the ice from the delivery truck to therefrigerator. The refrigerator is also wellprotected from the sharpandhardcorners of the ice bythe heavy material of the receptacle.

. Since the carrier .is adapted .to be loaded 2x the .level of thedelivery vehicle bed and carried on the operatorsshoulder to .therefrigerator to which the ice istransferred, without .placing thecarrier on the floor, the energy expended on raising the ice carrier tothe shoulder from the ground at the delivery vehicle and'inlifting theice from the floor to the refrigerator which is necessary with othermethods of ice delivery is, advantageously conserved.

While several embodiments .of my invention, have been described, I donotdesiremy invention to be limited thereby but to be defined by theappended claim.

I claim:

An ice carrier adapted .to be carried on an operators shoulder providedwith abottom, side" and end walls extending upwardly from the vbottom toform a receptacle, one of said sides and an end wall adjacent theretoextending substantially above the other end wall, a restricting. 65means adapted toprevent the. extended side from folding in a directionoutwardly from said receptacle, and a strap having one .end securedsubstantiallycentrally of the bottom and its other end secured over theupper edge of the extended end wall, one of said ends being adjustablyse cured.

BERT C. HOSSELKUS.

